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I recently installed Mandriva 2010 in my machine, but the thing is that I can't apply 3D desktop effects....it says my machine do not support 3D desktop effects.
To be specific I have ASUS motherboard with AMD (phenom x3)processor...it has NVIDIA chipset....how can I install 3D effects...please help.
You could probably try putting some of the next into /etc/X11/xorg.conf, certainly the 'Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection' should be in.
You could probably try putting some of the next into /etc/X11/xorg.conf, certainly the 'Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection' should be in.
well friends when i try to enable the 3D desktop effects from the KDE controls....it says that 3D desktop effect is not supported by the given configuration options.
Like Bret381 said, you need to install the proper video driver for your card, unless you installed Mandriva 2010 Powerpack edition, wich probably has your driver on the dvd, you will have to download and install that driver manually.
well friends when i try to enable the 3D desktop effects from the KDE controls....it says that 3D desktop effect is not supported by the given configuration options.
i think you have to Activate the GPU drivers
im not sure about Madriva but i know in Ubuntu you have to go to
System -> Administrator -> Hardware Drivers
I hope its that simple on Madriva
im pretty confident that once you install that it will work
i.e. type that lot, complete with <return>'s at a terminal and then hold down ctrl and hit 'd'. That will add the text to the end of the xorg.conf file. Or use a text editor, as root, to add the same thing.
You may well need to do as the others have said as well. If you are using KDE then you need to switch 3D on with: control center > window behavior > translucency tab > use transparency/shadows.
That's what you'd do in Debian, assuming your's the same.
Just to give my input, when I was running previous versions of Fedora, on, I think, the same video card - GeForce 6100, I would never get resolutions of more than 800x600, forget 3D effects. When Fedora 11 came out, I get resolutions of upto 1280x1024, but then a couple of days later my motherboard video card went kaput and I bought a new one - an Nvidia one, where the resolution capabilities are the same. However I can't turn on 3D effects either, I posted here about it, read for yourself: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ora-11-765388/
i did exactly the same but it reads something like this...
Code:
no precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel;
does that mean the kernel version did not match?????
how can i solve the problem now????
At that point it usually asks to go to its web site and look for the appropriate kernel interface. If you give it permission, you don't have to, it usually says it can't find one. It then asks if you want it to build said interface, you say 'yes' presumably. It frequently fails and some fiddling around is required.
Last time I did it 'sh installerThing.run --update' fixed the problem - need to be connected to internet.
Basically you just tell it 'yes' all the time.
From memory you need to switch off X when doing above. In KDE:
Code:
ctrl+alt+del
Select 'new session'
Click 'console login' in one of the menus
$ su
$ <enter root password> or whatever if it's Ubuntu or something
# sh installerThing.run
Last time I did it 'sh installerThing.run --update' fixed the problem - need to be connected to internet.
even that does not work!!!!!!
have a look at the log file:
Code:
nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Tue Dec 8 14:45:39 2009
installer version: 1.0.7
option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
precompiled interfaces : true
no ncurses color : false
query latest version : false
OpenGL header files : true
no questions : false
silent : false
no recursion : false
no backup : false
kernel module only : false
sanity : false
add this kernel : false
no runlevel check : false
no network : false
no ABI note : false
no RPMs : false
no kernel module : false
force SELinux : default
no X server check : false
no cc version check : false
force tls : (not specified)
X install prefix : (not specified)
X library install path : (not specified)
X module install path : (not specified)
OpenGL install prefix : (not specified)
OpenGL install libdir : (not specified)
utility install prefix : (not specified)
utility install libdir : (not specified)
doc install prefix : (not specified)
kernel name : (not specified)
kernel include path : (not specified)
kernel source path : (not specified)
kernel output path : (not specified)
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /root/tmp
ftp mirror : ftp://download.nvidia.com
RPM file list : (not specified)
Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> Installing NVIDIA driver version 190.42.
-> Performing CC sanity check with CC="cc".
-> Performing CC version check with CC="cc".
ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems,
for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM
installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed,
you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path'
command line option.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.
it says
Code:
Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel and that they are properly configured;
I tried installing kernel-devel separately but again it was in vain.
So how to get through this problem????
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